Coin Cleaning at it's best

[x2rider]

Just cooking up a batch of coins .

But don't flame me yet, the're only for the Xmas pudding

 

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[Walkerfan]

What in the world???

[bsshog40]

Man, I just don't have the teeth for the ingredients in that pudding.

[James_OldeTowne]

Fresh garlic and a dash of parsley ?

[Coinsman63]

[coinman_23885]

Interesting. I have little knowledge in this area of numismatics, so what exactly are you doing here? Are you dipping coins and tempting to tone them? Dipping doesn't require heat, right? It is purely solvent based, no? Sorry; I"m completely clueless.

[Keigwin]

Sometimes it helps to soften crud on coins by heating in water before dipping in a "safe" solvent like acetone or oxylene, or before gentle cleaning with a rose thorn or toothpick.

Lance.

[x2rider]

MM Not quite

These were boiled to sterilise them

We have always had money put in the christmas pudding as long as I can remember . This pudding is for the adults so the children don't choke on the coins but they always end up in their piggy banks

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[bsshog40]

That's a heck of a tradition my friend!

[coinman_23885]

Sometimes it helps to soften crud on coins by heating in water before dipping in a "safe" solvent like acetone or oxylene, or before gentle cleaning with a rose thorn or toothpick.

Lance.

 

Thanks for the information! I might try this on some junk silver as an experiment.

[coinman_23885]

MM Not quite

These were boiled to sterilise them

We have always had money put in the christmas pudding as long as I can remember . This pudding is for the adults so the children don't choke on the coins but they always end up in their piggy banks

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So what happens to the coins? Do you reuse the same ones every year? How did this tradition begin?

[x2rider]

Have you ever tried to get money from a child . Once it is in their hot little hand it's gone forever

No there different coins ever year .

Not quite sure where the money in the xmas pudding comes from, but I know that my grandmother used to get it in a sort of Xmas cake that they had during WW2. Probably because it was war time there wasn't much in the way of presents so it was a way of giving little gifts .

 

The most troubling thing about that image is that there's still a half a bottle of wine not drunk

 

Martin

[James_OldeTowne]

This is a really cool thread. I love to see the traditions and customs of others portrayed in such clever fashion!

[PerryHall]

We have always had money put in the christmas pudding as long as I can remember .

 

Are these coins now considered to be AT?

[Old Pueblo]

How's the pudding taste?

 

 

OP

[betterdaycoming-migration]

Those coins are going to be cleaner than the Board of Health! I've seen some really, really nasty coins that needed sterilized.

[x2rider]

OP The coins are placed in just before the pudding gets to the table and then the fights on to see who gets the most coins from dishing it up

 

Custard and cream is the only way to go with xmas pudding

 

Martin

[cartwheel-migration]

it's a very old english tradition, originally silver threepenny pieces were but in the pudding and when they were demonitized sixpences were used,